dooodles

it's pretty cold in melbourne, time to stay indoors and doodle...

baby mothra

“the spirit which inhabits these places is bad, inhuman, hostile; it belongs to an exhausting, cruel and constantly accelerating machine. Deep down, everyone… desires its destruction" Michel Houellebecq, Approaches to Distress

Anatomy of living things

Our Australian Print Workshop has opened from its renovation closure recently.
Because I didn't have access to etching facility, I have been only doing engravings on wood and copper.
And also I've been doing lots of ink drawings in preparation of etching when the Workshop opens.


I'm going to the Workshop next week to start making some etchings using the drawings I've done while it was closed.


These are selections of drawings I want to make etchings of.
They are all like things inside living creatures because lots of references I use are Life's Natural Library books or National Geographic magazines.


As I look at them, my dream grows...
It is to have a Wunderkammer, Cabinet of Curiosity with my prints, drawings and collections of mineral specimens!!

Weird fishes

I get eaten by the worms
Weird fishes
Get picked over by the worms
Weird fishes
Weird fishes
Weird fishes

Doodle time capsules

I have been drawing every day and night, even at my casual temp job at the reception. (job is priority though, really!)
I often like my drawings at work better than when I'm in my studio concentrating to make something nice.
Not always, but I seem to make things I like when I'm on the phone with someone I don't know about.


I figured that I can work better when I'm not trying and I'm not aware of what exactly I'm doing.
And then I'd come back to the studio after work and try to re-draw from what I got from daytime.
Quite often those little drawings end up being nothing but they always serve other purpose in my studio.


They work really well as my time capsules.
I will look at them in few years time and feel nostalgic / embarrassed / inspired etc...
I actually looked at my 6-years-old sketch books for ideas recently.
I thought I'd use bits and pieces of them as they were unexpectedly interesting.
They are my strictly secret books as they are too embarrassing.


I used to think there is some sort of divine power that descends on to genius artists with some inspirations and ideas.
That's a bit of an exaggeration but I did think I needed to be a super creative inventor of everything brand new.
So absurd!
I believe now that inspiration and creativity come from exploring, re-examining and transforming own experiences and existing ideas, re-thinking about memories or images that are archived in my head somewhere. I don't believe I can ever be a super inventor of original art that no one has ever seen before.
Everyone gets inspired from someone else's great works and ideas.
I guess important thing for me is to create something that people already know or seen but from a new or a different perspective.
So I will keep my daily drawing.... secretly.... at my reception in the office.

Playing with watercolour for a new project

I've been doing lots and lots of little drawings and I'm making a new copper plate work so I'm itching to print!!
I've been having a bad backache this year and recently got seriously worse. Just hoping my backache goes away and I can work better in the studio. I never knew a physical pain or injury would affect my daily life so much - I couldn't even wear socks by myself:( I'll really look after myself inside out from now on...

Recent doodles...and news

Awwww I got a press from my friend Bridget while she is in Belfast but haven't had time to use it yet! Doodling makes me want to do etching that I can't do at home.
I have to make images that are more suitable for engraving or drypoint but my recent drawings look more suited for etching.
I'm always making things that are more difficult:(

Another thing.. I am included in the 2009 Geelong acquisive print awards at Geelong Galley. I haven't seen it myself but looks like there are so many beautiful works in the exhibition! I feel really lucky to be able to show my work with such established printmakers such as Jazmina Cininas, Heather Shimen, Richard Harding, David Frazer and many more.

This work is by Angela Cavalleri, 2009 winner of the awards.

Doodle in the sky

Finger Puppets

Tram series

Doodles

Ideas for new work